Epicanthal folds
Definition
An epicanthal fold is skin of the upper eyelid -- from the nose to the inner side of the eyebrow -- that covers the inner corner (canthus) of the eye.
Epicanthal folds Treatment
Review Date: 03/14/2009
Reviewed By: Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M.
Epicanthal folds may be normal for people of Asiatic descent and some non-Asian infants. However, it may also be due to certain medical conditions, including: ...
14q+ syndrome - epicanthal folds
14qter deletion Syndrome - droopy eyelids
18p minus syndrome - epicanthal folds
1q deletion - epicanthal folds
1q terminal deletion - upward slanting space between eyelids
more causes...» ...
At birth, infants with FAS can be identified by small stature and a typical set of facial traits including microcephaly, microphthalmia, short palpebral fissures, epicanthal folds, a small or flat midface, a flat elongated philtrum, a thin upper lip, ...
abnormal groove in the upper lip (cleft lip); incomplete closure of the roof of the mouth (cleft palate); upwardly or downwardly slanting eyelid folds (palpebral fissures); vertical skin folds that may cover the eyes' inner corners (epicanthal folds); ...
Characteristic abnormalities of the head and facial (craniofacial) area may include widely set eyes (ocular hypertelorism); skin folds that may cover the eyes' inner corners (epicanthal folds); drooping of the upper eyelids (ptosis); ...
Epicanthal folds; small, widely-spaced eyes; flat mid-face
Short, upturned nose; smooth, wide philtrum; thin upper lip (the philtrum is the space between the bottom of the nose, and the top of the upper lip)
Underdeveloped jaw ...
The extra genetic material is responsible for the physical characteristics of the syndrome: low muscle tone, flattish facial features, an upward slant to the eyes and epicanthal folds (which were the basis for the former name, mongolism), ...
a high, broad forehead; droopy eyelids (ptosis); a narrowing of the eye opening (blepharophimosis); outer corners of the eyes that point upward (upward-slanting palpebral fissures); skin folds covering the inner corner of the eyes (epicanthal folds); ...
Narrow, small eyes with large epicanthal folds
Small head
Small upper jaw
Smooth groove in upper lip
Smooth and thin upper lip ...
Gene Review: Blepharophimosis, Ptosis, and Epicanthus Inversus
MedlinePlus Encyclopedia: Amblyopia
MedlinePlus Encyclopedia: Epicanthal folds
MedlinePlus Encyclopedia: Ptosis ...
involves severe developmental and mental retardation and a characteristic constellation of congenital malformations which include microcephaly (small head), round face, hypertelorism (wide-spread eyes), micrognathia (small chin), epicanthal folds ...
(hypoplastic) "pug" nose, an underdeveloped upper jaw bone (maxilliary hypoplasia), widely spaced eyes (ocular hypertelorism), and/or an extra fold of skin on either side of the nose that may cover the eyes' inner corners (epicanthal folds).
 See also: Symptom, Mental retardation, Kidney, Pregnancy, Tic disorder
  
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